מִגְדָּר
migdar
Everyday HebrewMeaningThe ideas a group of people has about how men and women should act and what they should be like.
HistoryThis is a new Hebrew word, made in the 20th century. It comes from the old biblical root ג.ד.ר, which means "to build a fence" or "to set a border". The new word uses this idea of a "border" to talk about the social lines drawn between men and women.
There is a difference between sex and gender.